Firefighters share cause of enormous field fire near Cambridgeshire town

Smoke filled the air as the fire broke out on Sunday

Firefighters have shared the cause of a large field fire in a Cambridgeshire town. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue were called to Aliwal Road in Whittlesey at around 4.30pm on Sunday (July 26).

Smoke could be seen in the air as firefighters dealt with the incident. The cause of the fire has now been confirmed to be arson.

A fire service spokesperson said: “Cambridgeshire Constabulary has said there have been no arrests, a crime of arson has been raised and an investigation is on-going. Anyone with information or CCTV footage should use reference 35/57036/26.”

Fire crews scaled down the fire overnight. They reinspected it throughout Sunday and today (Monday, July 27) to make sure the area was safe.

A fire spokesperson added: “At 4.29pm on Sunday (26) crews from Stanground, the north roaming fire engine, Dogsthorpe, March, Thorney, Whittlesey, Wisbech, the Peterborough Volunteer Brigade, along with a specialist 4×4 vehicle from Thorney were called to a field fire on Aliwal Road in Whittlesey.

“Firefighters used hose reels and beaters to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading further.”

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